Showdown, Shutdown, Shakedown
Government shutdown? Unfortunately, the dim bulbs are still glowing on Capitol Hill Government’s closed, everybody! Go home. Except Congress, that is, whose members are still getting paid, classified … Read more
Tea Party
Ted Cruz Re-enacts Own Version of Sermon on the Mount
Holy filibuster! It’s Ted Cruz, again! Ted Cruz, emboldened by his 21 hour filibuster, has taken a spot on the steps of the House of Representatives this morning … Read more
GOP Holding Pattern: The News, Reported in Cartoon Form!
The GOP is between a rock and a Tea Party The Republican Party is in a tough spot… so they’re trying to reach out. The Teapublicans keep them … Read more
Bachmann’s Retirement Delivers a Death Blow to the 1850s
In a video — over strangely cheery music — Bachmann announced she will not seek re-election I attended a tea party event hosted by Congresswoman Michele Bachmann the … Read more
IRS vs Tea Party: The Tangled Tango
The Tea Party and Associates are what you might call anti-tax, while the IRS is — surprise — decidedly pro-tax As part of the brash rash of wire-brush … Read more
With Mayan Prophecy Threatening The End on Dec 21, Washington Unites
‘We could never agree to compromise on our own. Thank the Mayan prophecy,’ says president The end of the world by drought and flood, caused by global warming, … Read more
Occupy Lives, and Changes Lives
Occupy movement flourishes in post-encampment phase By Carl Gibson, Reader Supported News I know what it’s like to be hounded by bill collectors. And regardless of how I … Read more
Obama Schedules ‘Haters’ Beer Summit
Newly re-elected Obama ever-optimistic, reaching out President Obama has asked the White House kitchen staff to order up a couple cases of Texas’ best Shiner Bock and to … Read more
Secede Movement: 2012 Style
Angry citizens pledge 30 seconds hard effort to secede from Union According to the New York Daily News, the government-initiated website “We The People” has been bombarded by … Read more
This Brew’s for You, Tea Party!
The Tea Party needs some actual teas: We’re here to help By Roz Warren and Janet Golden They call themselves the Tea Party, but so far they’ve failed … Read more
